Pegula beats Anisimova to claim 2nd straight title

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Updated At : 10:30 AM Aug 14, 2024 IST

Alexei Popyrin with the trophies. USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

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Toronto, August 13

Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3 2-6 6-1 in all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, won last year’s National Bank Open in Montreal and improved her all-time record at the Canadian tennis championship to 17-2 in picking up the sixth tournament victory of her career.

Jessica Pegula with the trophies. USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

Pegula is the first woman to repeat at Canada’s showcase event since Martina Hingis in 2000.

In the men’s tournament in Montreal, Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the No. 62-ranked player in the world, defeated fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-2 6-4 to win the biggest singles title of his career. — AP

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